Cigarette-roller.



No. 659,571. Paten tedflct. 9, I900.

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(Application filed. May 26, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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ANTHONY W. BROWN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN L. LOOKWOOD, JR, OF SAME PLACE.

CIGARETTE-R0 LLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,571, dated October 9, 1900.

Application filed May 26, 1899. Serial No. 718,452. (No model.)

To aZZ wham it map concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY WINCHESTER BROWN, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Rollers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cigarette-rollers, the object being to provide a device which may be conveniently carried in the pocket and by means of which cigarettes of the ordinary form may be quickly and conveniently formed with only a small degree of skill on the part of the operator.

My invention consists in providing two substantially-semicylindrical members hinged together on their two adjacent longitudinal sides, so as to open to receive the tobacco and close to retain and pack or compress it, the free longitudinal edges of the semicylindrical members being so formed that when closed one passes within the other to permit the tobacco being compressed and to sever protruding filaments or pieces preparatory to the application of the cigarette-wrapper.

My invention consists, further, in providing a longitudinally-slidable piston provided with pins having enlarged heads adapted to engage slots in said longitudinal members, as will be more fully hereinafter explained.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a plan View of my invention open ready to receive the tobacco. Fig. 2 represents an end view of the same closed. Fig. 3 represents an end view of Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference designate like parts in all of the figures.

Numeral 1 represents one of the semicylindrical members, which for convenience I will call the top piece.

2 represents the corresponding semicylindrical member, which I will call the bottom piece.

3 represents the hinge or joint connecting the two. 4 represents the pin for said hinge.

5 represents the piston or ejector.

6 6 represent pins for keeping the ejector 5 in place, said pins being provided with the heads 7 7.

8 represents a longitudinal slot in the bottom piece 2, in which the pin 6 operates.

9 represents the corresponding slot in the top piece 1, the slot 9 being provided with an enlargement 10 at one end, so that the head 7 of the pin 6 may pass through it when the roller is opened or closed.

In the preferred form of my invention herein illustrated I extend the top and bottom pieces beyond the hinge 3 for substantially the length which the cigarette is to be made. The free edge of one of the semicylindrical members, as the edge 11 of the upper piece 1, is made to pass outside of the free edge of the other member, as 12, and the edges are preferably beveled like the cutting edges of shears. By means of this construction the filaments or pieces of tobacco which protrude as the roller is being closed are easily severed, and the continued closing permits the tobacco to be compressed after the edges 11 and 12 have passed each other.

In the manipulation of the cigarettemoller the ejector 5 is brought to the position shown in Fig. 1, the top and bottom pieces are opened, the tobacco is inserted, the roller is then closed, and the cigarette wrapper or paper is then wrapped around the exterior of the top and bottom pieces, and finally the ejector 5 is shoved to the right, as seen in Fig. 1, and the cover and tobacco forming the filler for the cigarette are removed simultaneously.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim is- 1. In a cigarette-roller, the combination with two substantially-semicylindrical members hinged together on their adjacent edges, and formed so that the free edge of one semi cylindrical member shall pass without and overlap the free edge of the other semicylindrical member, in combination with a piston slidably secured to one of said semicylindrical members.

2. In a cigarette-roller, the combination of two substantially-semicylindrical members hinged together at their adjacent edges and having shear-like bevels on their free edges adapted to out and compress the contained tobacco, substantially as set forth.

3. In a cigarette-roller, the combination with two semicylindrical members hinged toing said piston when said semicylindrical members are closed.

4. In a cigarette-roller, the combination.

with two semicylindrical members provided with longitudinal slots and hinged together so as to open and close, the slot of one memher having an enlarged opening at one of its ends, of a piston and studs having enlarged heads secured to said piston adapted to operate in saidslots.

6. In a cigarette-roller the combination of two substantially-semicylindrieal members hinged together on their adjacent edges and formed so that the free edge of one of said members shall overlap the free edge of the other when closed to cause the contained filler to be compressed and the protruding her having an enlarged opening at one of itaflfilaments thereof to be severed, with means ends, of a piston andstuds, having enlarged heads, secured to said piston adapted to operate in said slots.

5. In a cigarette-roller, the combination with two semicylindrical members hinged to gether so as to open and close, having their free edges adapted to overlap and pass one within the other when closed and provided with longitudinal slots, the slot of one memfor simultaneously removing said filler and the wrapper.

i Signed by me at New York, county and State of New York,this 24th day of May, 1899.

ANTHONY w; BROWN.

Witnesses: Y

J NO. S. PARKER, DAN FELLOWS PLATT. 

